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Clausell v. Sherrer, No 06-4606
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District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief is affirmed where: 1) defendant forfeited his right to raise a Batson claim on appeal; 2)...
Snyder v. Blue Mountain Sch. Dist., NO. 08-4138
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In plaintiffs' action against the school district for punishing their daughter for creating a internet profile of her high school principal on MySpace.
Layshock v. Hermitage Sch. Dist., No. 07-4465
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In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising after defendant-school district punished their son for creating a fake internet "profile" of his high...
Decisions in Criminal, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, and Class Action Matters
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In Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors of Allegheny Health, Educ. & Research Found. v. Price WaterhouseCoopers, LLP, No. 07-1397, the Third Circuit dealt...
Airport Baggage Handler's Drug Conviction Affirmed
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In US v. Rawlins, No. 08-2948, the Third Circuit faced a challenge to a conviction of a baggage handler for various drug crimes, claiming that the superseding...
Decisions in Civil Suits Re Indian Territories, Parent's IDEA Suit, & Mortgage-related Ponzi Scheme
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In Jones v. ABN Ambro Mortgage Group, Inc., No. 08-2353, the Third Circuit dealt with a plaintiffs' suit against mortgage loan companies asserting claims for a...